Flight Lesson: 11-11-09

[Snaggletooth]

I did my first full lesson in the Skyhawk today. Had a real fun time flying in a slightly larger, faster Aircraft.

While preflighting the plane I went through the steps with my Mom and my Sister. Then me and the CFI got in the Skyhawk. Taxied down to Runway Three Five did the run up then took of and leveled off at 2,000ft. Then made a left turn to a heading of West, a turn to a heading of South followed. Then I put the Plane in to Slow Flight, then did a Power Off Stall. After I recovered from the Power Off stall we did two Power On stalls. After that we flew Straight and Level for a little while then my CFI pulled the power to idle and said "Ok your engine just died. What do you do?" So I immediately trimmed for 65Kts and picked a suitable landing field. Once it was obvious we would make the field we did a Go Around and leveled off at 1,000ft. Then we found a long straight Road and we did S-Turns across it. After that we headed back to the airport for some Touch and Goes. First one we did a Forward slip, then an Engine Out on the second one, then on the third and Last one we did a normal Landing. All the landings were pretty smooth.


Over all not to bad of a Lesson for my first time really getting to fly the Skyhawk.


I now have 30.8 Hours logged, but sadly this lesson will be my last for at least a few weeks as my Flight Funds have been depleted.


Till Next Time,
Dustin

 

[DutchessFlier]

How do you like the Skyhawk compared to the 152?

 

[Snaggletooth]

It really like it. It's easier to fly, other than it being harder to pull the noise up.
I really like the better Visibility in the Skyhawk.

It's just better overall in my book. But I still love to fly the 152.

 

[EppyGA]

Sorry to hear you have to put your training on hold for a bit. I put mine on hold in 1972 and resumed in 2008. Hopefully your's won't take that long.

 

[DutchessFlier]

EppyGA: You're not alone my friend...I also took a basic flight course as an elective in college in the spring, 1973, and was never able to go on from there...just got the PPL in September. Its never too late, but yeah, Dustin, I also hope you don't have to wait that long either!!! Come on up and fly 71D...we can work out a deal you can't resist!!!

 

[Snaggletooth]

Sorry to hear you have to put your training on hold for a bit. I put mine on hold in 1972 and resumed in 2008. Hopefully your's won't take that long.

I'll be back flying in no time. At the least a few weeks and I'll be once again be climbing the liquid mountains of the sky.

I have no plans of stopping that long. I'm training to become a Commercial Pilot (Charter) so I not only is it a hobby, it's job training.